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The British Republican Organization Republic ordered this monday “an open and frank national debate” on the future of the UK monarchy, after the explosive interview of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Enrique Y Meghan, in United States.
After requesting in a statement the abolition of the institution, the CEO, Graham smith, assured EFE that the interview to the channel CBS underline what “many already knew: that the monarchy is rotten to the core and does not reflect British values“.
“Must have an honest conversation about the democratic alternative, royal corruption, the costs, (the alleged aid to the sector of) tourism Y about the nonsense perpetuated by monarchists for years“he declared.
In conversation with Oprah Winfrey, Meghan markle, of an African-American mother, revealed that a member of the royal family expressed concern about the skin color of their first child with Prince Henry; that during that pregnancy she thought about committing suicide and that the monarchy, that precisely sponsors mental health entities, refused to help her.
Smith told EFE what “he is not surprised” the episode of racism towards the then unborn Archie because “they are well documented” the racist comments from elements of the royal family, among them -according to Smith- prince philip, that actually he is recovering from a heart operation.
The Republican believes that the interview, which today it airs in the UK after airing last night in the US., will open the eyes of many Brits who have a vision of the monarchy based “in myths” what, according he, perpetuate the same institution, the government, and a like-minded conservative press eager to increase its circulation.
What does the British population want?
Last December, the demographic firm YouGove published a poll in which 67% of British people said they support the continuation of the monarchy, in front of 21% who preferred to eliminate it, although among young people the position was 42% compared to 34%.
Smith, whose organization has conducted its own surveys with the same company, maintains that when the questions are qualified, it is seen that most British “it doesn’t matter” the monarchy, so they do not necessarily ask for its eradication.
The manager denounces that the monarchy is “corrupt“, because “every day of the week” use your position “for its benefit“and spend public money “without rendering accounts”, and ensures that “there is no study that shows, contrary to what they pretend to believe, that benefit tourism“.
Founded in 1983, Republic, whose mission is that the monarchy be “a thing of the past but not of the future“, has about 5,000 paying members Y around 100,000 registered supporters, according to Smith.
